How To Plan An Affordable Summer Wedding

With summer just around the corner, we look at how couples looking to tie the knot can make significant savings during the season.

Fashion for hire

RentfrockRepeat.com gives trendsetters an affordable way to wear designer dresses.

Preakness is a season unto itself at local boutiques

Baltimore dress shop owners place their bets on big inventories of prints, bold colors and huge hats. Lisa Schatz starts her Preakness shopping eight months early, at the September fashion trade shows in New York City. In addition to her regular buys for spring inventory, she's learned to add items featuring bold colors and fun prints that will stand out at Maryland's biggest horse race.

Preakness 2012 fashions at Baltimore boutiques

Baltimore dress shop owners place their bets on big inventories of prints, bold colors and huge hats. Baltimore dress shop owners place their bets on big inventories of prints, bold colors and huge hats.

Local woman saves weddings, one bride at a time

She's faster than a Singer sewing machine and able to leap over small furniture without falling down. She's not a super hero, but she might as well be. She's Cacky, Charleston's very own wedding saver.